Milikapiti · Suburb / Locality

Language in Milikapiti

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Nearly 78% of people in Milikapiti speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This makes it one of the areas with the highest rates of non-English language use in the country.

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📍 Milikapiti, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 77.5% of residents use another language at home, only 1.7% speak little or no English. This is much higher than most areas, though it remains a little below the Northern Territory figure.

77.5% ▲ +12.9%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 68.7%
  • 2016: 84.3%
  • 2021: 77.5%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

1.7% ▼ -51.6%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 2021: 1.7%

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Language used at home

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In Milikapiti, English only is the majority at 100%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Milikapiti [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70185/milikapiti/topic/language